I saw examples of thread IDs like this:
class myThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self, threadID, name, counter):
self.threadID = threadID
...
The threading module docs lists name attribute as well:
...
A thread has a name.
The name can be passed to the constructor,
and read or changed through the name attribute.
...
Thread.name
A string used for identification purposes only.
It has no semantics. Multiple threads may
be given the same name. The initial name is set by the constructor.